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Michelle Cleary, Sancia West, Glenn E. Hunt, Loyola McLean, Catherine Hungerford, Rachel Kornhaber
(2022).
How People with Autism Access Mental Health Services Specifically Suicide Hotlines and Crisis Support Services, and Current Approaches to Mental Health Care: A Scoping Review.
Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 43(12), 1093-1106.
Informa UK Limited.
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22 Aug 2022
- Identifier
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10.1080/01612840.2022.2108529
- Authors
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Michelle Cleary,
Sancia West,
Glenn E. Hunt,
Loyola McLean,
Catherine Hungerford,
Rachel Kornhaber
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- Issues in Mental Health Nursing
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- 43(12), 1093-1106
- Reference type
- article
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
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Abstract
For people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), the risk of mental illness, including suicidality, has a higher prevalence than the general population. This scoping review explored how people with ASD access suicide hotlines/crisis support services; and current approaches to delivering mental health services (MHS) to people with ASD. A search identified 28 studies meeting the selection criteria with analysis revealing four key findings. The support received by the person with ASD influenced how they accessed MHS; people often encounter barriers to accessing MHS; a separation exists between autism and MHS; and no studies on accessing or delivering MHS through crisis hotlines. The presence of such autism-specific crisis hotlines and the dearth of studies suggest a void in the existing research.
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